Match summary
England beat France 6-4 in the World Cup.
France vs England in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Bukayo Saka's 87th-minute goal decided the match.England's goal 5 of 6 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 6-4 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
France4W 0D 1L
FranceEngland
12Pointsof 1512
10Goals scored10
3Goals conceded6
3Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row5
1Without a win1
1Conceded in a row4
Head to head5 meetings · Jun 2004 – Dec 2022
- France wins
- 4
- Draws
- 0
- England wins
- 1
3.2goals per meeting
80%both teams scored
80%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsFrance 4W 0D 1L · 3.2 goals per game
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
FranceEngland
- 90+8'Goal · England · Jude Bellingham4-6
- Goal · France · Ousmane Dembélé4-590+6'
- 90+3'Substitution · England · Trevoh Chalobah · InOut: Marc Guéhi
- Substitution · France · Jules Koundé · InOut: Malo Gusto90+1'
- 87'Penalty · England · Bukayo Saka3-5 · Penalty
- 83'Substitution · England · Reece James · InOut: Jarell Quansah
- 79'Substitution · England · Elliot Anderson · InOut: Ivan Toney
- 79'Substitution · England · Jude Bellingham · InOut: Eberechi Eze
- Goal · France · Kylian Mbappé3-466'
- Goal · France · Bradley Barcola2-454'
- Goal · France · Kylian Mbappé1-448'
- Substitution · France · Bradley Barcola · InOut: Désiré Doué46'
- Substitution · France · Ousmane Dembélé · InOut: Rayan Cherki46'
- Substitution · France · Lucas Digne · InOut: Theo Hernández46'
- Substitution · France · Dayot Upamecano · InOut: Ibrahima Konaté46'
- 46'Substitution · England · Ollie Watkins · InOut: Marcus Rashford
- 45+1'Goal · England · Bukayo Saka0-4
- 37'Goal · England · Bukayo Saka0-3
- 18'Goal · England · Ezri Konsa0-2
- 3'Goal · England · Declan Rice0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
FranceEngland
46%Ball Possession54%
19Shots Total19
9Shots On Target11
3Corners4
14Fouls8
3Offsides3
4Saves5
444Passes517
6Shots Off Target2
75Attacks60
55Dangerous Attacks27
12Shots Inside Box16
7Shots Outside Box3
4Goals6
10Free Kicks16
7Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
16Tackles25
4Assists3
403Accurate Passes468
0Injuries2
6Total Crosses12
1Accurate Crosses4
8Interceptions11
39Duels Won64
6Big Chances Created8
2Big Chances Missed5
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-1-4-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 90' | 2 | 1 | 4/8 | 32(88%) | - | 2/16 | |
| 7.9 | 44' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 29(89%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 2 | 0/3 | 56(88%) | 5 | 6/15 | |
| 7.2 | 44' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 12(100%) | 1 | 2/7 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(97%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 6.9 | 44' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 13(92%) | 3 | 3/9 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 40(95%) | 2 | 3/10 | |
| 6.4 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 29(86%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 57(95%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.1 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(94%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(92%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 5.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(86%) | 3 | 6/13 | |
| 5.8 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(83%) | - | - | |
| 5.7 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(95%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 5.6 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(91%) | - | 1/4 |